File:ISS-31 Venus passes across the face of the sun.jpg

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Description	English: Earth's planetary neighbor Venus passes across the face of the sun on June 5, 2012, seen here from the International Space Station. Expedition 31 crew members aboard the orbital outpost had cameras set up in several locations to record the rare event.
Date	5 June 2012
Source	http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-31/html/iss031e088550.html
Author	NASA

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2012 transit of Venus

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- ISS-Expedition 31
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- 2012년 금성 일면통과
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- Quá cảnh của Sao Kim, 2012
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- 2012年金星凌日

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Image title	Transit of Venus as seen from the CO and Cupola Modules.
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Exposure time	1/1,250 sec (0.0008)
F-number	f/16
ISO speed rating	400
Date and time of data generation	22:50, 5 June 2012
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Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
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File change date and time	20:37, 5 June 2012
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Maximum land aperture	6 APEX (f/8)
Metering mode	Spot
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	55
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	55
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Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	1,800 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	Low gain up
Contrast	Soft
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Subject distance	4,294,967,295 meters
Image width	4,288 px
Image height	2,848 px
Serial number of camera	6027267
Lens used	600.0 mm f/4.0
Date metadata was last modified	15:37, 5 June 2012
Rating (out of 5)	0
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IIM version	59,320

File:ISS-31 Venus passes across the face of the sun.jpg

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Expedition 31

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5 June 2012

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Nikon D2Xs

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ISS031-E-088550

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